Political Science

GW Program on Extremism assessment finds 257 people charged in federal court represent a diverse group; offers recommendations aimed at preventing future attacks WASHINGTON (Mar. 2, 2021) -- A report released today by the George…

With eight months to go before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), an international survey experiment has found evidence of "overwhelming" support across seven major countries for governments to "do more" to protect the environment.…

Yet, Bright Line Watch finds strong partisan divides over election and impeachment.Credit: Bright Line Watch Both Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly favor politicians who support generous COVID-19 relief spending, yet remain…

BINGHAMTON, NY - Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team including Binghamton University professor Nicole Hassoun suggests…

Researchers say that governments should look to human rights principles and commitments to help them decide who should get priority for the first available doses of COVID-19 vaccine Human rights law can provide a transparent and fair…

fMRI study shows stronger neurological responses for politically incongruent positionsCredit: Craig Chandler University Communication University of Nebraska-Lincoln In a time of extreme political polarization, hearing that a…

The Climate Insights 2020 survey, a joint effort by researchers at Stanford University, Resources for the Future, and ReconMR, provides insight into American opinions on climate change, natural disasters, and more In mid-2020, amid public…

Policy brief 'A comprehensive approach to the payment mechanism for deep seabed mining' As investors set their sights on the mineral resources of the deep seabed, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is developing regulations that…

COVID-19 has not made people any less concerned about climate change -- despite the pandemic disrupting and dominating many aspects of their lives, a study suggests Covid-19 has not made people any less concerned about climate change -…

Geography can become a root cause for inequality when cities are built in a way that fragments social networks.Credit: Nature Communications (18 Feb 2021); the authors of the paper Communities worldwide are trying to address…

Patrik Marier and PhD student Daniel Dickson compare how US and Canadian workers handled outbreaks in long-term care facilitiesCredit: Concordia University The ongoing health disaster of the past 12 months has exposed the crises…

Study 'Systemic Risk: The Threat to Societal Diversity and Coherence' Globalization, digitalization, sustainabilization - three major waves of transformation are unfolding around the world. The social upheaval caused by these…

"Vaccine nationalism" fails to respect human rights BINGHAMTON, NY -- Rich nations should not engage in "vaccine nationalism" and keep the COVID-19 vaccine to themselves when poorer nations need them, according to Nicole Hassoun, professor…

Researchers examine how the subtle choice of synonyms may tip your hand as to which political party you support Previous studies have shown people can identify the gender and race of a speaker based on the words chosen, but could a person…

Officers from marginalized groups in Chicago made fewer stops and arrests, used less force than white and male officersCredit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J. -- The recent killings of Black Americans have…

Twitter experiment shows clear self-selection into social media "echo chambers" due to political preferences. It is no secret that U.S. politics is polarized. An experiment conducted by MIT researchers now shows just how deeply political…

Israelis across the political spectrum prefer the status quo to the two-state solution, and Palestinians are only willing to accept a two-state solution that Israelis will be unable to accept, according to a new RAND Corporation report…

Credit: Book cover courtesy the University of Illinois Press. Obama image from an official White House photo by Pete Souza. Adams image a lithograph based on an 1843 daguerreotype by Philip... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From the advent…

In the last 15 years, elite researchers have increased their share of citations from 14 to 21 per cent, shows new research from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University. The uneven distribution can have negative consequences for research.Credit:…

Credit: Archive of the History of Medicine, University of Zurich In the event of a pandemic, delayed reactions and a decentralized approach by the authorities at the start of a follow-up wave can lead to longer-lasting, more severe…